Week 13 of 16
Guess what! It’s taper time!! All the hard work is done. Week 13 was my biggest week in terms of
mileage and long run distance. Now it’s
time to trust my training, rest up & recover.
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| Christmas Eve recovery mode with @GeorgieGSD |
The week of running started out with my third
set of mile repeats. This time it was
back to the treadmill but only had to run 3 of them. I ran faster than my 4x1 mile repeats the
week before so I was pretty happy about that.
Tuesday was an easy 4 miles on the treadmill but after an awesome, super
high-energy spin class! We rode to all
Christmas tunes & everyone brought their antlers!
I took Wednesday off to prepare
for Thursday morning’s 2nd attempt at 20 miles.
[ICYMI – You can read about
attempt #1 here: http://www.jenrunsfastblog.com/2015/12/weekly-roundup-127-1213.html]
Thursday morning was Christmas Eve
and the schedule at Mashpee Fitness worked out so I had the day off. In theory, Thursday was the perfect day to
run my long run. I could celebrate
Christmas Eve that night, enjoy a Christmas morning mimosa and eat whatever I
wanted for Christmas dinner. The weather
leading up to the holiday weekend was iffy but when I woke up Christmas Eve
morning, I knew I had to get it over with.
The temperature was warm. 55
degrees with 100% humidity at the start, 62 degrees with 95% humidity at the
finish. The wind was wicked! My weather app said 25 mph winds but the
gusts by the water brought us to a standstill.
(My dad biked with me!) The wind
actually caused us to re-route a little bit to avoid the water in the later
stages of my run.
I know after 3 weeks of taper and the excitement of racing with all the support around me, I will be just fine. I just worry.
Speaking of worry. I am dealing with an injury and totally in
denial. I thought that I was just sore
from my 20 miles but once the DOMS wore off, I was left with a pain in the butt. Literally.
I had a great (but painful) run on Saturday morning with Lizzie who
unofficially diagnosed me with a hamstring origin issue. I felt this same pain after my first 20-mile
attempt and it came and went in the 2 weeks since. If it is in fact my hamstring, rest is what I
need. I skipped my last run of the
week—well I ran 2 miles with G instead of 4 miles alone, shh don’t tell Lizzie
(she’s a PT)—2 miles short of my 40-mile week goal. I’m currently sitting on an ice pack as I
type this…
Focus for the next 3 weeks:
·
Taper! – with only 3 weeks to go, I am rewarding
myself with an extra rest day (maybe more due to this pain in my butt) and
trying to get to bed a little bit earlier every night.
·
Hydration – My goal is to drink a minimum 64 oz.
per day.
·
Vitamins – I haven’t been good about
vitamins. In the spring my blood tests
came back with really low iron and low vitamin D so it’s important I take my
vitamins twice a day!
·
Staying healthy – I will be sanitizing and
washing my hands like crazy!
·
Foam roll err day
·
Hips, glutes, and hamstring stretching &
strengthening exercises
Other highlights:
·
I LOVE CHRISTMAS.
·
I signed up for the Buffalo Marathon! Come run with me! Register before the price increase on 1/2
& use code BRSkiba05 for $5 off!
Upcoming events:
·
3 weeks until the Houston Marathon!
Monday 12.21.15
5 miles treadmill with 3x1 mile (37:48) <--7:03, 6:58,
6:44
20,630 steps
Tuesday 12.22.15
4 miles treadmill (32:00)
Taught spin class. The playlist: A Holly Jolly Christmas Spin Playlist
17,166 steps
Wednesday 12.23.15
9,758 steps
Thursday 12.24.15
Merry Christmas Eve!
20 miles (2:43:40)
46,531 steps
Friday 12.25.15
Merry Christmas!
8,328 steps
Saturday 12.26.15
6 miles with Lizzie (52:11)
1 mile with G (9:10)
20 bridges
10 clamshell
10 reverse clamshell
10 S/L hip abduction
19,056 steps
Sunday 12.27.15
1.98 miles with G (17:39)
20 bridges
10 clamshell
10 reverse clamshell
10 S/L hip abduction
10 Burdenko rotate + kick
8,548 steps
G mileage disclaimer:
None of the mileage reported with Georgie is straight, consistent running. We
may run 1 mile in 9 or 10 minutes but in reality we probably covered a 2-3 mile
distance with a mix of walking and running.
I stop my watch every time we start walking.
ICYMI
This week’s mileage: 38
miles
This week’s G
mileage: 3 miles
December Totals: 137
miles
2015 Totals: 812
miles
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